This weekend's meeting between Wales and Scotland at the Millennium Stadium is the 115th cap match between the sides since 1883.

Wales lead by 63 wins to 48 and the matches of 1885 (at Glasgow), 1922 (at Inverleith in Edinburgh) and 2001 (at Murrayfield) were drawn. Wales have won six of the last seven matches, including a World Cup warm-up game at Cardiff in 2003 and lasy year's meeting at Murrayfield.

Although Scotland won by four goals and eight tries to nil in 1887, that result was before scoring by points was introduced. Their 35-10 result at Inverleith in 1924 is the biggest win and their highest score of the series.

The only player who has finished a match in this series with a full house of scoring actions to his name is Craig Chalmers. He scorred a try, conversion, penalty goal and dropped goal for Scotland at Murrayfield in 1991.

Ian Smith scored most tries in the rubber: eight for Scotland in eight matches between 1924 and 1933. For Wales, Willie Llewellyn crossed seven times in only six matches between 1899 and 1905.

Chris Paterson heads the overall scorers in the matches. He has collected 99 points to date. Stephen Jones is the leading overall scorer for Wales with 95 points, just more than Neil Jenkins scored against Scotland.

Billy Trew (in the early 1900s) and JPR Williams (from 1969 to 1981) each played in a dozen matches for Wales, the series record. The corresponding record for Scotland is shared between Jim Renwick and Scott Hastings, who each played 12 times.